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August 19, 2009 0 commentQantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A320 to Jetstar, the Departure of a Jetconnect 737-376, and the Lease of a 767‑223sf to Qantas Freight. Qantas Operated a Charter to Doha to Bring the Socceroos Back to Sydney After Their World Cup Qualifying Match Against Qatar in Early June. 767-338er
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August 18, 2009 0 commentWarrnambool Rescue Helicopter Begins Service Ambulance Victoria and Australian Helicopters Celebrated the Commissioning of the New Warrnambool Based Rescue Helicopter Service and Base Facilities on July 1. Part of the Victorian Government’s $45. 7 Million Boost to the State’s Air Ambulance Services Announced in Late April Last Year, the New Service, Located at the Warrnambool
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August 17, 2009 0 commentAnother Boomerang Flys CAC built CA-12 Boomerang, c/n 886, VH-XBL/A46-63 LB-L, made its first post restoration flight at Caboolture, Qld. on Friday June 26. The pilot was Matt Denning who had owned and still flies Boomerang VH-MHR now with the Temora Aviation Museum. In a camouflage paint scheme the flight now marks as three the
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August 16, 2009 0 commentI have been reading plenty of infrastructure articles lately. This year federal and state governments have announced $250b in infrastructure projects. Governments don’t have all of the money needed and will rely on a fashionable concept, public private partnerships (PPPs). It is yet to be seen whether major private capital will be attracted. There are
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August 15, 2009 0 comment10 Years Ago On August 9 1999 launch customer Skyways Airlines of Milwaukee took delivery of two Fairchild Dornier 328JETS at San Antonio, Texas to inaugurate the type’s entry into service. Orders and options for the 328JET have reached 162. The maiden flight in the UK of the first WAH-64 Apache Longbow for the British
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August 14, 2009 0 commentTalking with aerospace’s giants at the Paris Airshow “No, No, No!” was the short and emphatic answer from Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney when Australian Aviation asked him whether the manufacturer has lost its nerve to launch a new aircraft program after the battering the company has taken from 787 production glitches. “My
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